Building construction at PORR

We shape cityscapes and landscapes

Whether it’s a school, kindergarten or university: buildings for training and education rightly demand more than just a functional space. They not only leave a mark on their environment, they also have a huge impact on the development of the youngsters that are studying here for their futures.

That’s why we see it as a huge responsibility – and a nice challenge – to create buildings that have an equally positive influence on the cityscape and on people, whether the facilities are educational or administrative.

Every investment in education is an investment in a future worth living in. This also holds true for our projects in educational construction. With both new builds and renovations, the focus is on optimising the lifecycle and developing sustainable standards. Here the shift facilitated by digitalisation is a constant companion. As a trailblazer in digital infrastructure, we apply integrated planning to every project phase with the highest possible quality.

Every company and its workforce have individual needs and special requirements for their optimal working environment. It is only when these have been met that work is enjoyable and productive. As a full-service provider in commercial construction, we understand the importance of exact, practice-based planning and design coupled with high-quality execution when building offices.

Dynamic offices are allrounders – our projects are built to last, combining flexibility and sustainability to stand the test of time. The result is a perfect symbiosis between the interior and exterior: a place to meet and yet one in which the identity of the client is unmistakeable. Offices that embody passion and point the way for the future. Our vast experience from many projects and continuous monitoring of international trends allows us to provide our clients with state-of-the-art solutions that cement the company’s identity and image.

Whether it’s a shopping centre or department store: these projects are characterised by their high demands in terms of economic viability, design, space planning and logistics. Every one of these points requires a solution that can only be provided by a specialist with vast experience, like PORR.

Shopping has become a pleasurable pastime and this means that goods must be presented to appeal to all of our senses. Today’s customers have ever greater expectations of the range and set-up of the retail space.

Shopping centres oftentimes succeed with additional recreational facilities and culinary hotspots, which have to be considered already in the initial planning phase. Shops in inner-city locations have to blend in with the existing ensemble and often need to reconcile the fabric of a historic building with contemporary logistics.

Healthcare facilities are multifunctional places that need to do justice to many different needs: medical, economic, structural and – above all – human. Functionality is the decisive factor here: processes must run as efficiently as possible, while the set-up needs to strengthen people’s sense of wellbeing and provide emotional support.

PORR can point to multiple projects that underline its leading competency in this field and that additionally make a sustainable contribution to economic prosperity and increasing living standards in the respective region. Projects in the healthcare sector are realised in close collaboration with our subsidiary hospitals, which has far-ranging expertise in the design, development and operation of healthcare facilities. In addition, PORR Healthcare expands the company’s expertise in the comprehensive planning and construction of hospitals and healthcare facilities. From care homes and hospitals to centres for nuclear medicine: as a design and build contractor, we are a strong and reliable partner from the planning phase right through to ongoing operations.

Hotels give travellers a temporary home – and we give them an individual face with precise, conceptual solutions. Our open and innovative approach and extensive expertise enables us to provide our clients with valuable input on every hotel project – from smart mixed-use accommodation to multi-star or boutique hotels through to serviced apartments and micro living. Always with the goal of achieving the best result possible in terms of both economics and functionality and especially regarding atmosphere and aesthetics.

We have been working closely with domestic and international architects for many years to build and revitalise hotels in our home markets. Every successful project means new experience gained – and our clients reap sustainable benefits from that long-term.

Every project bears the hallmark of our holistic approach and is overseen by us from start to finish, one deadline at a time, as general contractor or design and build provider. Put simply: PORR makes new generations of hotels happen.

Industrial construction is a question of trust. Here precise knowledge of all of the industry’s requirements is just as essential as specialist insight into complex work processes or specific business fields. Projects often take on mammoth dimensions, demanding the maximum in terms of concept, execution and logistics.

Our range of services includes the construction of highly sensitive and technically demanding clean and ultra-clean rooms for the semiconductor industry through to mobile communications facilities and special. The fact that multiple industrial construction clients have been coming back to us for years is a sign of trust: our clients appreciate the knowhow of our team and the quality of our personal support – in planning, building technology and services as well as turnkey construction.

As a construction company with a history going back more than 150 years, we recognise the value in buildings from the past; after all, they form part of our culture and the way we see ourselves. Preserving these values for the future while simultaneously using the space in an economically feasible way presents a huge challenge. One that calls for precision, quality awareness, creativity and craftsmanship.

Our love of detail and passion for creating something new and innovative from something old and precious is what makes us stand out in this field. We not only renovate heritage-protected properties, but also revitalise cultural treasures and carry out concrete repairs. Building repair services are also part of our service portfolio.

Intelligent revitalisation can lead places to rediscover their identity. Respect for history and for every phase of a building’s lifecycle is the priority here. PORR approaches these projects with the view that there is something worth preserving. But that they are also a chance to create something new. When renovating heritage-protected properties or revitalising cultural treasures, there is a wide range of approaches and designs – from barely visible to a completely new image, from energy-efficient facades through to revitalising existing building complexes. It is projects like this that prove that an optimised environmental footprint and maintaining a building’s substance can actually go hand in hand. In line with our motto: Building for a climate-neutral future.

Football has been captivating people for more than 150 years. And we give it the space to do so. For EURO 2008, PORR was responsible for extensive new construction and upgrades at the stadiums in Klagenfurt, Wals-Siezenheim and Innsbruck.

Special requirements for dismantling meant that the decisive factors were flexible planning and precisely calculated time-plans. For the World Cup in Qatar 2022, we are the design-build contractor for the Al-Janoub stadium in Al-Wakrah, which we are building in an international consortium. Infrastructure measures related to the stadium such as parking, eateries or TV studios can also be handled by PORR as a full-service provider.

The future of homes is flexible, multifaceted and personal. And that’s why we erect feel-good buildings in which everything is simply just right.

The motivation to achieve this mission leads to innovative projects that offer optimal quality of life. Our painstaking execution, high-end fittings and cost efficiency enable us to realise holistic and carefully thought-through living concepts. They bring together the worlds of life and work and are simultaneously modern, functional and environmentally sound. For sustainable living spaces that hold their value. Whether it’s new-build housing or renovations, our contemporary residential construction projects showcase our knowhow and cutting-edge knowledge of energy efficiency, indoor climate and finishes. 

PORR LIVING is our innovative construction system, consisting of prefabricated elements, designed for the housing of the future. It combines architectural quality, clean design, and extreme efficiency - so that housing can be built faster, more affordable, and more sustainable.